Education · code 8110
Textbook
教科書
Key facts
As of August 2026, textbook prices in Japan are up 1.5% year on year and up 13.7% over five years. The official consumer price index stands at 114.2 (2020 = 100), up 42.0% versus January 1995, when the series begins.
Textbook sits in the education group of Japan's CPI basket, with 380 monthly observations from January 1995 to August 2026. The series peaked at 114.2 in April 2026 and bottomed at 80.4 in January 1995; the latest reading is 0.0% against that peak. Against ten years ago it is +16.3%.
Latest CPI
114.2
2026-08 (2020=100)
YoY %
+1.5%
5y change %
+13.7%
Change since 1995-01
+42.0%
Annual average index by year
| Year | Index | YoY % | Months |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 97.5 | +2.4% | 12 |
| 2016 | 98.2 | +0.7% | 12 |
| 2017 | 98.5 | +0.3% | 12 |
| 2018 | 98.6 | +0.1% | 12 |
| 2019 | 98.8 | +0.2% | 12 |
| 2020 | 100.0 | +1.2% | 12 |
| 2021 | 100.4 | +0.4% | 12 |
| 2022 | 103.9 | +3.5% | 12 |
| 2023 | 106.1 | +2.1% | 12 |
| 2024 | 108.9 | +2.6% | 12 |
| 2025 | 111.8 | +2.7% | 12 |
| 2026 | 113.6 | +1.6% | 8 |
Average of the monthly index values in each year (2020 = 100). Blank months are excluded.
Frequently asked questions
- How much have textbook prices changed in Japan over the past year?
- As of August 2026, +1.5% year on year, measured by Japan's official consumer price index (2020 = 100).
- How much have textbook prices changed in Japan over the past five years?
- +13.7% compared with the same month five years earlier. The index now reads 114.2.
- When were textbook prices in Japan at their highest?
- The series peaked at 114.2 in April 2026. The latest reading is 0.0% against that peak.
- What is the difference between the index and the yen price?
- This page carries two kinds of number. The index (2020 = 100) measures percentage change over time and is not a yen amount; the yen figure is an actual average retail price from the government's retail price survey. Source: 総務省統計局 消費者物価指数 (e-Stat table 0003427113, nationwide, monthly).
Other items in this category
Cram school (elementary)
112.8 · +2.3%
Cram school (high school / yobiko)
126.4 · +3.7%
Cram school (junior high)
110.3 · +1.7%
High school tuition (private)
25.3 · -68.8%
High school tuition (public)
5.5 · 0.0%
Junior college tuition (private)
101.2 · +0.7%
Junior high tuition (private)
107.7 · +1.9%
PTA fee (elementary)
90.1 · -1.6%